contributed by Lance
Do you fear the Script Kiddie? Do you even know who he is? New in the Buffer Overflow section is an article that describes one of the many enemies to internet security. Get inside his head, know how he thinks and protect yourself against him.

Buffer Overflow

contributed by erewhon
Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen has approved the creation of the the Joint Web Risk Assessment Cell (JWRAC) This 22-member Reserve component team has been established to monitor and evaluate Department of Defense Web sites to ensure the sites do not compromise national security. This team will be comprised of two full-time Reservists and 20 drilling Reserve and National Guard personnel. The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) will start up the cell on March 1, 1999.

Defense Link

contributed by Justin
Zero Knowledge systems has entered into beta mode with its soon to be released product Freedom. This new software will give you multiple untraceable pseudonyms and anonymous IP networking to protect your privacy on the Net. They are looking for beta testers so if you want an early copy you might want to test it for them.

Zero Knowledge

contributed by Code Kid
Minor Threat (Chris Lamprecht), author of ToneLoc, was sentenced to 70 months in jail for money laundering, however when the judge found out his computer underground related past he also banned him from the net for the duration of his probation after he gets. Does this ban someones right to free speech and press? That is the question Minor Threat hopes to get the court to examine.

ZD Net

contributed by erewhon
After a two day seminar the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in India has said that it will take the lead in cracking down on computer crimes and regulating Internet companies to check gambling and pornography. After consulting with the US FBI they will initiate measures to design new high-tech legislation.

MSNBC

contributed by Jua3z Dud3
Hotline: cool shareware or underground tool? This Salon articles a look at one of the most popular internet applications that incorporates standard protocols like FTP, IRC, and Usenet.

Salon

contributed by cassa33
www.z-rock.com a local California branch of "Z-rock, the worlds rock superstation" was recently cracked. The perpetrators of the crack claim that the site was only hacked to prove the point that their "security sucks". The crack was claimed to have been done by Nightmare, Shadow, Screeching Demon, and some credit to Zonis Teqneek. They claim that no files were deleted and that the original index.html was backed up.

Z-Rock
Defaced Pages Archive

contributed by Anonymous
Cracked
We have recieved reports that the following sites have been cracked:
http://www.cgwg.com
http://www.eroticwishes.com
http://calweb.com
http://www.hanbit.com
http://www.mundoeletronico.com.br/